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we cut spending under clinton and reagan and we did it after world war ii. we did it under calvin coolidge. in every case it was pro growth and private prosperity. let's get the job done asap. our cnbc contributors have some thoughts of their own. i want to talk about mr. costa, i want to go to mr. costa first. i want to hear about this big sequester news the president on the phone with john boehner and mitch mcconnell. i didn't even know he had their numbers. what's going on here. >> the relations between capitol hill republicans and president have been quite icy for the past few months but the president called mitch mcconnell and john boehner but according to my inside sources those calls were unproductive. impasse about the sequester continues. >> no deal? >> no deal happening. republicans don't say to the president we're not going to raise taxes regardless of the kind of political pressure you put on us and the scare tactics you have about the potential job losses. >> will we see last minute negotiating? >> i think so. it will go right up to that march 1
we cut spending under clinton and reagan and we did it after world war ii. we did it under calvin coolidge. in every case it was pro growth and private prosperity. let's get the job done asap. our cnbc contributors have some thoughts of their own. i want to talk about mr. costa, i want to go to mr. costa first. i want to hear about this big sequester news the president on the phone with john boehner and mitch mcconnell. i didn't even know he had their numbers. what's going on here. >> the...
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and to quote hillary clinton, at a point, even though they all voted for it, and he was part of -- boehner was part of selling it, who cares. the point is at this point, get back to the table and come up with a plan, with a deal. the president has said i'm willing to meet with you. >> steve, if they say no revenue, where do the democrats go from here? >> i think they don't go anywhere. at this point, the process has stalled. there are no talks there are no back channel productions. this are no progress in reaching a resolution and we're really only eight days away. democrats cannot cave and give republicans everything they want, even though i think they're facing some pressure from the political establishment to try and do that in order to work something out. i think at this point all evidence suggests they're going to push into march. that the sequestration cuts are going to happen, and because they really have no choice there is no compromise on the table. there is no opportunity to really work out a deal with republicans who refuse to negotiate or accept any concessions. and with that i
and to quote hillary clinton, at a point, even though they all voted for it, and he was part of -- boehner was part of selling it, who cares. the point is at this point, get back to the table and come up with a plan, with a deal. the president has said i'm willing to meet with you. >> steve, if they say no revenue, where do the democrats go from here? >> i think they don't go anywhere. at this point, the process has stalled. there are no talks there are no back channel productions....
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a guy, by the way, that voted to impeach president clinton for his sexual peccadillo, now wants to be forgiven, on the redemption tour, wants the district to elect him, as a redemption measure to show he is in god's good grace again. >> and dick, how lucky is the state and the democratic party to have a member of the colbert family, the renowned colbert family of south carolina running for this seat? >> well, look, elizabeth or lulu, as her friends call her is an extraordinary candidate. you will see tomorrow night, she is bright, articulate. raising money. and she does you know, she does have the ability to raise some money because her brother has been helping her a little bit. but also she lived her entire life in the district, with six brothers and sisters. as you know her father and two brothers were killed in a tragic plane crash two years ago. she is beloved in the district, and i think they will love her as they get to know her in the rest of >>> good evening, americans, and welcome to "the ed show" from new york. so-called experts call simpson/bowles a serious plan. tonight i'
a guy, by the way, that voted to impeach president clinton for his sexual peccadillo, now wants to be forgiven, on the redemption tour, wants the district to elect him, as a redemption measure to show he is in god's good grace again. >> and dick, how lucky is the state and the democratic party to have a member of the colbert family, the renowned colbert family of south carolina running for this seat? >> well, look, elizabeth or lulu, as her friends call her is an extraordinary...
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michele bachmann accused hillary clinton's chief of staff of having ties to the muslim brotherhood. her source? an uncorroborated report from a right wing talker frank gaffney. congressman darrell issa got in the act. he orchestrated an entire circus over the fast and furious gun running operation, all based on the rambling of one paranoid blogger, congressman dana rohrabacher alleged the government was able to monitor the benghazi attack in realtime based on a made-up hunch from right wing blogger jennifer rubin. so time and time again, we are seeing elected officials peddle rumors and hearsay to further their agenda. they're blocking nominations. they're ruining people's reputations, they're holding hearings, and they are smearing people any possible way they can. no $10,000 price can repair the damage the republican party has inflicted upon itself. let's bring in john nichols, washington correspondent of the nation magazine. john, good to have you with us tonight. there are no boundaries when it comes to making stuff up with the republicans. where is the republican party right no
michele bachmann accused hillary clinton's chief of staff of having ties to the muslim brotherhood. her source? an uncorroborated report from a right wing talker frank gaffney. congressman darrell issa got in the act. he orchestrated an entire circus over the fast and furious gun running operation, all based on the rambling of one paranoid blogger, congressman dana rohrabacher alleged the government was able to monitor the benghazi attack in realtime based on a made-up hunch from right wing...
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strikes me bill clinton in 1998, the one time since the james monroe presidency that in the sixth year the white house is actually managed to pick up house seats and very hard to do that in the sixth year but what's the mood picking up among democrats in washington about how 2014 is shaping up for them and how the issues play in to them? >> i was asking that question today. they're not counting the chickens just yet. not only a different electorate in the polls in midterms, much more republican electorate than in presidential years, but you have a very different congress than in the mid-1990s. not that many districts up where obama -- where republicans sitting in seats obama won that district. there's not that much swing going on here. that doesn't mean democrats can't win back the house if things continue to go bad and what we're fighting over now put out a list of 27 members targeting over the sequester is a fight for this year to sort of set the stage for next year. still too far out to say democrats are in a position to win and we can say it's hard to win back the house. you know,
strikes me bill clinton in 1998, the one time since the james monroe presidency that in the sixth year the white house is actually managed to pick up house seats and very hard to do that in the sixth year but what's the mood picking up among democrats in washington about how 2014 is shaping up for them and how the issues play in to them? >> i was asking that question today. they're not counting the chickens just yet. not only a different electorate in the polls in midterms, much more...
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he headlined the event in '95 for bill clinton. according to the reviews at the time, scored hurricanes of laughter. you might need to get in your own way-back machine to recognize the setup material. >> i am honored to be a part of this event though. when i got the invitation, i was thrilled i would be speaking in the same room with the most powerful man in the country, and, well, then i heard judge ito canceled. but you move on. >> judge ito, for those who forgot, was the judge in the o.j. simpson murder case. here is one from the political scene at a time when many democrats were becoming republicans. >> the first announcement is for the democratic congressmen present. please refrain from switching parties during the dinner. it's very confusing to your waiter, all right? i understand nathan deal got the same dessert twice. we got to work that out. >> nathan deal. he was one of the democrats who switched from democrat to republican after the '94 midterm election. a loss for the blue team. by the way, the danger right there is the
he headlined the event in '95 for bill clinton. according to the reviews at the time, scored hurricanes of laughter. you might need to get in your own way-back machine to recognize the setup material. >> i am honored to be a part of this event though. when i got the invitation, i was thrilled i would be speaking in the same room with the most powerful man in the country, and, well, then i heard judge ito canceled. but you move on. >> judge ito, for those who forgot, was the judge in...
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he has the ego, the ambition to run anyway. >> cuomo/clinton primary fight. we never got it in '92 and we always wanted it. jean? >> i think i'd be curious to follow around governor scott walker of wisconsin. he started much of the antiunion business that crossed the country. others followed him. he is second tier on our talk about presidentials. but he talked about bold leadership. that's what you need. >> and he's been reaffirmed. he's won two elections. >> i'm going to follow around john kasich. the guy still wants to be president. remember when he -- >> i remember. i think i was the lone guy. sometimes the only reporter. >> exactly. this is ohio comeback. right? and he's certainly -- >> all right. i think the big guy is bobby jindal. i think he is turning into a serious, serious front-runner. shameless plugs. amy, you first. >> so on the way here had to listen to a lot from npr in their pledge drive. >> yeah. >> you know what? let's give it to public radio. >> all right. moving the pledge right on air. this is going to kill people. we'll cut you off quick
he has the ego, the ambition to run anyway. >> cuomo/clinton primary fight. we never got it in '92 and we always wanted it. jean? >> i think i'd be curious to follow around governor scott walker of wisconsin. he started much of the antiunion business that crossed the country. others followed him. he is second tier on our talk about presidentials. but he talked about bold leadership. that's what you need. >> and he's been reaffirmed. he's won two elections. >> i'm going...
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christie against clinton. let's have it! we'll be right back. [ male announcer ] i've seen incredible things. otherworldly things. but there are some things i've never seen before. this ge jet engine can understand 5,000 data samples per second. which is good for business. because planes use less fuel, spend less time on the ground and more time in the air. suddenly, faraway places don't seem so...far away. ♪ suddenly, faraway places don't seem so...far away. meet the 5-passenger ford c-max hybrid. when you're carrying a lot of weight, c-max has a nice little trait, you see, c-max helps you load your freight, with its foot-activated lift gate. but that's not all you'll see, cause c-max also beats prius v, with better mpg. say hi to the all-new 47 combined mpg c-max hybrid. because every flake is double-toasted... splashed with sweet honey... and covered in rich double-roasted peanuts. mmm. [ hero ] yummy. [ male announcer ] kellogg's crunchy nut. it's super delicious! >> our journey is not complete until our gay brothers a
christie against clinton. let's have it! we'll be right back. [ male announcer ] i've seen incredible things. otherworldly things. but there are some things i've never seen before. this ge jet engine can understand 5,000 data samples per second. which is good for business. because planes use less fuel, spend less time on the ground and more time in the air. suddenly, faraway places don't seem so...far away. ♪ suddenly, faraway places don't seem so...far away. meet the 5-passenger ford c-max...
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technology and hillary clinton are riding to the rescue. that's next in "the war room." ♪ ♪ try mach3 sensitive, with three high-definition blades. a closer shave in a single stroke for less irritation, even on sensitive skin. ♪ ♪ get closer to the one you love. ♪ ♪ gillette mach3 sensitive. gillette. the best a man can get. >> michael: and we head now to "the young turks" to see what cenk uygur has planned for tonight's show. hey cenk. >> cenk: hey michael as usual we have a whole game not for you. elizabeth warren, the new rock star on the senate. very few people trying to hold the bangers bankers accountable. but they're robbing us blind. we have an incredible story about whistle blower. it's amazing how much the obama administration has cracked down on whistle blowers. and we have a story on l.a. women and what's wrong with them. and then of all things michael shure talking about the sequester. >> michael: there's the elbow cenk, we'll be watching. we'll see you at the top of the hour. for this next story let's turn now to r
technology and hillary clinton are riding to the rescue. that's next in "the war room." ♪ ♪ try mach3 sensitive, with three high-definition blades. a closer shave in a single stroke for less irritation, even on sensitive skin. ♪ ♪ get closer to the one you love. ♪ ♪ gillette mach3 sensitive. gillette. the best a man can get. >> michael: and we head now to "the young turks" to see what cenk uygur has planned for tonight's show. hey cenk. >> cenk: hey...
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and you have people like rand paul asking about questions in -- >> hillary clinton: turkey? . this is hugh hewitt. >> ben sha pir row at breitbart out today, there is something called friends of hamas, if is that true would that lead you to vote against senator hagel. >> i saw that information and it is more and more concerning. >> and the north koreans were very flattered that [ inaudible ] was the sexiest man alive in the onion. >> stephanie: right. you have got to hear the fun facts of this. [♪ fun-facts music ♪] >> stephanie: he gave a speech to a group called friends of hamas. fortunately for hagel this was bogus. in the process i became part of an inadvertent -- here is what hand. when rumors swirled that he has received speaking freeze i attempted to check them out. i called an aid on the hill, so i asked my source had hagel given a speech to say the junior league ofs he bu la or friends of hamas. and on february 7th, there it is breitbart.com screened the headline, house with spokesperson ducks question on friends of hamas. senate source told breitbart news they ha
and you have people like rand paul asking about questions in -- >> hillary clinton: turkey? . this is hugh hewitt. >> ben sha pir row at breitbart out today, there is something called friends of hamas, if is that true would that lead you to vote against senator hagel. >> i saw that information and it is more and more concerning. >> and the north koreans were very flattered that [ inaudible ] was the sexiest man alive in the onion. >> stephanie: right. you have got...
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christie against clinton. let's have it! we'll be right back. >>> our journey is not complete until our gay brothers and sisters are treated like anyone else under the law. for if we are truly created equal, then surely the love we commit to one another must be equal as well. >> welcome back to "hardball." in his inaugural gesture, president obama made it clear that he intends to make marriage equality a priority in his second term. currently there are nine states and the district of columbia, there they are on the map in which same-sex marriage is legal now. and there is legislation percolating in state courts that could add to that number. and is evidence that this fight for gay marriage is moving forward. today the respect for marriage coalition took out a full-page ad. it was so impressive in the big papers of the country, showing bipartisan support for freedom to marry. chad griffin is president of the human rights campaign, a great organization. he co-chairs the respect for marriage coalition that paid for that ad. i w
christie against clinton. let's have it! we'll be right back. >>> our journey is not complete until our gay brothers and sisters are treated like anyone else under the law. for if we are truly created equal, then surely the love we commit to one another must be equal as well. >> welcome back to "hardball." in his inaugural gesture, president obama made it clear that he intends to make marriage equality a priority in his second term. currently there are nine states and...
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clinton was good, too. let me show you some bill clinton. >> mr. clinton, i wasn't being political there, i was really going to show you. >> let me throw something at you. when poll tixs make a gaffe, you guys never let it go. you take it, drief it home and you become identified with it because you guys really cement the imablg. like last week, marco rubio's watergate. >> why was the water so far away? it would have been less awkward if he reached down the front of his pants to get it. >> a true professional knows, you know, you just cover your problem by always maintaining eye contact with the home viewer and connecting with the audience. >> it would have been less awkward had he been wearing one of these. >> you'll notice, you know. >> i mean, when you guys grab one gaffe and just drill it in, it stays in the mirn mind and we never let it go. >> well, you know why? it's because, you know, especially in the case like marco rubio, this guy made it so easy. it's one thing when something gets into the ground water and becomes part of the american pop
clinton was good, too. let me show you some bill clinton. >> mr. clinton, i wasn't being political there, i was really going to show you. >> let me throw something at you. when poll tixs make a gaffe, you guys never let it go. you take it, drief it home and you become identified with it because you guys really cement the imablg. like last week, marco rubio's watergate. >> why was the water so far away? it would have been less awkward if he reached down the front of his pants...
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and we'll never let the top rate go back to the clinton era all of these things happened. do you know why they happened? the american people supported those positions that the president took. >> john: but will the american believe in g.o.p. cry that this is all the president asphalt? president's fault. for more let's go to robert reich, labor secretary under president bill clinton and author of "we beyond outrage." good evening. it's a pleasure to have you back. >> good evening. >> john: is president obama to blame as speaker boehner insists if the sequester goes through. if i hold a gun to your head and hold you hostage do i get to blame you that you're late to work? >> only in ad verse way. they suffer from amnesia. they don't remember when the republicans were threatening to basically not pay america's bills. they were going to default on all of our bills and not raise the debt ceiling. together with the white house the republicans agreed to this sequester if there could be no agreement between republicans and democrats on a sensible plan between august 2011 and now. an
and we'll never let the top rate go back to the clinton era all of these things happened. do you know why they happened? the american people supported those positions that the president took. >> john: but will the american believe in g.o.p. cry that this is all the president asphalt? president's fault. for more let's go to robert reich, labor secretary under president bill clinton and author of "we beyond outrage." good evening. it's a pleasure to have you back. >> good...
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>> the biggest changes go back to the clinton administration, the new source rules. if you did anything substantial in a refinery, it would have to comply with the new standards. >> since then, the prices have come way down and -- >> absolutely. and some of the big refineries that supply the oeast coast, larry, have been in the caribbean, not here. >> i always used the rule of thumb that eventually gasoline prices will follow crude oil prices. i still think that rule of thumb is applicable. what is going to happen here? >> well, at some point, they are making -- the ones still in business refining crude oil and gasoline are making an absolute fortune. these are numbers i can't get my head around. when i grew up doing this, $8 a barrel was your profit margin on gasoline, now making over $40 a barrel from crude oil -- >> why is that -- that's not good. >> the market should be saying -- >> i'm not saying. >> that's not good. >> that's why delta airlines bought their own refinery. >> looking into buying a refinery. >> doesn't sound like a free market. that's the trouble.
>> the biggest changes go back to the clinton administration, the new source rules. if you did anything substantial in a refinery, it would have to comply with the new standards. >> since then, the prices have come way down and -- >> absolutely. and some of the big refineries that supply the oeast coast, larry, have been in the caribbean, not here. >> i always used the rule of thumb that eventually gasoline prices will follow crude oil prices. i still think that rule of...
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while acting out that particular instruct from their boss at work, quote, one intern wore a hillary clinton mask, the other wore a giant panda suit, which freedomworks had used at protests to denounce progresses as panderers. what they were acting out was not pandering but rather something else. okay. you can now uncover your children's eyes. but this is just the latest detail in the ongoing drama that is the slow unraveling over freedomworks. it is also the detail of how the former chairman of the group, dick armey, stormed into the group's office with a man with a gun when he was reportedly trying to seize control of the group away from the group's president, matt kibbe. there was also dick armey accusing matt kibbe of using freedomworks' staff to write his own book while all the proceeds of the book went to him. there was dick armey's letter resigning of chairman of freedomworks, demanding that the group stop using his name and likeness and his book, and demanding specifically that freedomworks deliver his official dick armey portrait to his goat farm in texas. and after all of that, the
while acting out that particular instruct from their boss at work, quote, one intern wore a hillary clinton mask, the other wore a giant panda suit, which freedomworks had used at protests to denounce progresses as panderers. what they were acting out was not pandering but rather something else. okay. you can now uncover your children's eyes. but this is just the latest detail in the ongoing drama that is the slow unraveling over freedomworks. it is also the detail of how the former chairman of...
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that is something president clinton did, people don't realize until the crisis becomes threatened, but real. >> there is nothing he can do. i mean, it is going to happen. he is just making a suggestion, hey, guys, how about something smaller now if you can't get the big deal done. >> and sometimes that is what congress needs. i was just in washington over the weekend. you go in all the museums where you don't have to pay an entrance fee to get in. they're all subsidized by the taxpayer. one woman said you know, we're always the villain, but we're there doing the hard work they don't know we're doing. federal workers are always the bad guy. people don't understand the government is things like the post office or things we need. everybody wants to cut the government, but when you explain what it is, nobody wants to cut it. >> you know, i rely on air traffic controllers and we'll be relying them in the next segment. i'm going to find out if i'm going to actually fly in the next segment. joy reid, and ari melber, thank you for joining us. >>> coming up, on the sequester thing, the democrat
that is something president clinton did, people don't realize until the crisis becomes threatened, but real. >> there is nothing he can do. i mean, it is going to happen. he is just making a suggestion, hey, guys, how about something smaller now if you can't get the big deal done. >> and sometimes that is what congress needs. i was just in washington over the weekend. you go in all the museums where you don't have to pay an entrance fee to get in. they're all subsidized by the...
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hillary clinton, now the former secretary of state, she signed up with a walker agency, and we're taking a look at her speaking fees. here is a quick rundown. she is likely to make in excess of $200,000 per speaking agent through the head -- through the harry walker agency. her salary for secretary of state was $186,000 record -- $186,000. the salary of president obama, the same since 2001, four hundred thousand dollars. you can read more by logging onto washingtonexaminer.com. nikki, from alabama. will sequestration matter? caller: how can the republicans say that sequestration is such a big concern to them, and they have taken it, and they have gone nuts tied up in all of these wars, and then they come back and they use this lie about how they are angaged? -- engaged? we do not need this. i'm just wondering, what is it that there really want? host:, for the call. inside the washington times -- thank you for the call. inside the washington times -- we could see a vote on that early next week, which means he could be sworn in by the latter half of next week. leon panetta, returning from
hillary clinton, now the former secretary of state, she signed up with a walker agency, and we're taking a look at her speaking fees. here is a quick rundown. she is likely to make in excess of $200,000 per speaking agent through the head -- through the harry walker agency. her salary for secretary of state was $186,000 record -- $186,000. the salary of president obama, the same since 2001, four hundred thousand dollars. you can read more by logging onto washingtonexaminer.com. nikki, from...
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hillary clinton makes it easier i think for republicans for this reason. it makes it harder for unserious candidates to emerge. >> just among new jersey voters that poll. >> you hear the voices of jindal, christie, mack donnell, jeb bush as opposed to voices of santorum, palin, others. i don't mean to leave anybody, paul ryan, marco rubio as well. bobby sounds like he's running. i serve with him in congress, like him, respect him, don't agree with him on certain things. his voice is a serious one to consider as opposed to voices on the fringes. >> what do you see, pegj? >> i see an opening down the road that does the opposite of what washington does now. washington is a suffering marathon. which suffering do you want the most, cuts, tax increases, faa flight controllers leave, all about suffering. someone coming forward and saying, no, actually, it's all about growth. we can get dynamism, not only through what harold mentioned. this energy revolution we're on the brink of and not grasping and making real could help turn the entire economy around. it's so a
hillary clinton makes it easier i think for republicans for this reason. it makes it harder for unserious candidates to emerge. >> just among new jersey voters that poll. >> you hear the voices of jindal, christie, mack donnell, jeb bush as opposed to voices of santorum, palin, others. i don't mean to leave anybody, paul ryan, marco rubio as well. bobby sounds like he's running. i serve with him in congress, like him, respect him, don't agree with him on certain things. his voice is...
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. >> secretary clinton. >> schieffer: secretary clinton called. the president didn't call him until the next day. >> right. >> schieffer: we could talk about this forever and ever but we're going to change the cast here and we're going to be back in just a minute. >> schieffer: we're back with our politics panel. michael gerson used to work for george bush, used to write a lot of speeches for him and has written a few state of the union speeches himself. now a columnist for the "washington post." amy walter national editor of the "cook political report." and we're joined by our old friend and political director john dickerson. let me just go around the table here. is this sequester going to happen? i think it is. >> well, both sides are responsible for it, and both sides seem resigned to it. and some of the reason is, it's not like the shutdown in '96. it's a 5% cut for domestic programs, it's going to have a serious consequence for a lot of people. it's not like shutting down the government. and there are some expectation that maybe this issue co
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john: , so, karen, if bill clinton kind the famous phrase that the era of big government over, did president obama launch the era of smart government? >> that's going to depend on what side of the aisle you were sitting on when you listened to the speech. but one thing about the speech, there was just a lot in it. he touched every single domestic policy initiative he has ever put together before, even the things that sounded sort of new -- minimum wage, raising it to $9 an hour. in his first campaign, he campaigned on raising it to $9.50 an hour by 2011 but what really came through to me in that speech was his declaration that essentially after two years of doing nothing but fighting with republicans over deficit reduction, he was no longer going to have deficit reduction define policy setting in washington. he said a balanced budget is an important thing but it is not the same as an economic plan. and i think he did that, in part, because the deficit has begun to come down but also because he realizes that has constrained him in doing a lot of other things he wants to do in his second term
john: , so, karen, if bill clinton kind the famous phrase that the era of big government over, did president obama launch the era of smart government? >> that's going to depend on what side of the aisle you were sitting on when you listened to the speech. but one thing about the speech, there was just a lot in it. he touched every single domestic policy initiative he has ever put together before, even the things that sounded sort of new -- minimum wage, raising it to $9 an hour. in his...
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they're not really going to get done and it reminds me of bill clinton going small ball towards the end of his presidency. >> the criticism of the republican response, i think, was that they were still criticizing barack obama's ideas but there really wasn't a lot there offered in terms of their own ideas and in that sense, you really sort of think that maybe they missed an opportunity here. john: jeff, there were two responses there from senator rubio and -- what was the response? >> that was the best example of the republican party is still a bit divided. senator rubio who is now the establishment republican, he, of course, ran in 2010 as sort of a tea party candidate but there was also a response from senator rand paul so we saw an early preview to the republican primary in 2016 but i think karen's right. we didn't hear new ideas from senator rubio but mitt romney could not have delivered that speech. he could not have said my father was a bartender, he came over here. it was repackaged a bit but biography is an important thing as we saw in 2006 and 2007 with a young senator from ill
they're not really going to get done and it reminds me of bill clinton going small ball towards the end of his presidency. >> the criticism of the republican response, i think, was that they were still criticizing barack obama's ideas but there really wasn't a lot there offered in terms of their own ideas and in that sense, you really sort of think that maybe they missed an opportunity here. john: jeff, there were two responses there from senator rubio and -- what was the response?...
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the pairing that was obama and clinton, what do you think of the pairing that will be obama and kerry? >> it's an impressive team. both know a lot about foreign policy. the choice of europe and the mideast are important for symbolic reasons. some europeans felt that the obama administration paid too much attention to asia. this trip signals that nato is an enduring partnership for us and going to the mideast, you have so many crisis that they need to deal with from syria to iran to continued troubles in egypt and iraq. it makes sense to start here. i think that what the world is looking for for the united states is leadership. they are looking for an outward-leaning america, not trying to drawback into our borders as the far right or even the far left would have us do. secretary kerry you have a convincing and convinced international which is a great strength. >> based on that, the pivot to asia is in the confirmation hearings and he said i'm not convinced that a ramp up in the asia-pacific area is critical yet. that is something i want to look at very carefully. when you hear that an
the pairing that was obama and clinton, what do you think of the pairing that will be obama and kerry? >> it's an impressive team. both know a lot about foreign policy. the choice of europe and the mideast are important for symbolic reasons. some europeans felt that the obama administration paid too much attention to asia. this trip signals that nato is an enduring partnership for us and going to the mideast, you have so many crisis that they need to deal with from syria to iran to...